1 & 2 Samuel Series Lesson #023 September 1, 2015 Dean Bible Ministries www.deanbibleministries.org Dr. Robert L. Dean, Jr.
T HE E SSENCE OF T RUE F REEDOM 1 S AMUEL 4:1
Outline 1A. Yhwh prepares to deliver Israel by a great change, 1 Sam. 1–7 1B. Yhwh causes Samuel to be born, 1 Sam. 1:1–2:10 2B. Yhwh orchestrates the collapse of the old order [Eli], 1 Sam. 2:11–4:22 1C. Yhwh ’s first announcement to judge the arrogance of the old order, 1 Sam. 2:11–36.
Outline 1A. Yhwh prepares to deliver Israel by a great change, 1 Sam. 1–7 2B. Yhwh orchestrates the collapse of the old order [Eli], 1 Sam. 2:11–4:22 2C. Yhwh calls the first prophet of the new order, 1 Sam. 3:1–4:1a 1D. Yhwh trains Samuel through Eli, 1 Sam. 3:1–10 2D. Yhwh calls Samuel to begin his prophetic ministry, 3:11–18 3D. Yhwh validates Samuel’s prophetic ministry, 3:19–21
Outline 1A. Yhwh prepares to deliver Israel by a great change, 1 Sam. 1 – 7 2B. Yhwh orchestrates the collapse of the old order [Eli], 1 Sam. 2: 11 – 4 :22 3C. Yhwh causes Israel to be defeated and allows the Ark to be captured to demonstrate His sovereignty over the enemies of Israel and their gods, to cleanse Israel of the corruption of the priesthood, and to teach Israel to trust in Him alone. 1 Sam. 4:1–22
The Divine Institutions 1. Individual responsibility PRE-FALL 2. Marriage Designed to promote 3. Family productivity and advance civilization 4. Government, judicial POST-FALL 5. Nations Designed to restrain
Jephthah, 1150–1100 BC Samson, ca. 1123–1084 BC Samuel, ca. 1115–1020 BC 1124 BC 1106 BC Saul, 1075–1010 Ammonite 1084 BC 1050 BC Oppression Philistine Oppression Battle of Battle of Mizpah Aphek ca. 1084 BC ca. 1104 BC (1 Sam. 7:11) (1 Sam. 4)
Deut. 17:14, “When you come to the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, ‘I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,’ Deut. 17:15, “you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. Deut. 17:16, “But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, ‘You shall not return that way again.’ ”
Deut. 17:17, “Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself. Deut. 17:18, “Also it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, from the one before the priests, the Levites. Deut. 17:19, “And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes,”
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